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CDC unveils new mask guidelines for vaccinated individuals

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky released the new interim public health recommendations for those who are fully vaccinated during a press meeting on Tuesday, April 27.

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Commissioners agree to supplement plan for future retirees

The commissioners made the decision at the Monday, April 26 meeting to approve Medicare Insurance Supplement for retired employees who are 65 or older and have worked 20 years consecutively with the county. The policy took effect on April 26 and as Judge J.D. Wagner said the policy will not go back to pick up former employees.

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Study shows manure improves pasture soil health

Researchers found that soil in semi-arid regions like the Texas Southern High Plains can be just as healthy as those in climates with higher annual rainfall amounts.

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Texas landowners deserve fair, transparent eminent domain process

(WACO, Texas)—The president of the state’s largest general farm organization urged Texas House lawmakers today to give landowners an eminent domain process where they can legitimately negotiate a fair deal.

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Agricultural economists share Washington, D.C. lesson

Knowing policy is good; understanding procedure is even better. Aim high, but a low batting average is likely. And expect the unexpected – early and often.

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Fertilizer considerations for cotton should be revised

Cotton producers will begin putting fertilizer down in the next couple weeks and start planting in May. Many will be using new and improved cotton varieties but haven’t updated their fertilizing practices to match the new technology, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study.

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PSS researchers evaluate improvements, efficiency in Texas cotton nutrition

The last 30 years have seen tremendous technological and biological advancements in the cotton industry, resulting in growing yields each year – depending on the weather – that has helped boost the industry worldwide. The development of herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant cotton cultivars through breeding has brought about not only increased yield but better management practices by farmers that has shifted from treating for pests to improving irrigation efficiency and maximized lint quality.

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